He was one of the most respected Nigerians in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).

4. Kole Abayomi

Former Director-General of the Nigeria Law School, Dr Kole Abayomi, died in the United Kingdom (UK) on April 2 after contracting the virus.

Abayomi was called to bar in 1966 and admitted to the Inner Bar in 2005. He taught at the Nigerian Law School and rose to the position of Director-General in November 2004.

There are others who have died of the coronavirus in Nigeria although their names are not known. One of them is the case of the first person to die of the virus in Lagos State on April 3 – a 55-year-old man who recently returned from The Netherlands.